Excuse me, if this is the wrong sub for this but I’m genuinly confused. According to [this graph](https://flic.kr/p/5T5hkE) I found by accident, the world population barely increased at all between 1300 and 1900. And then it suddenly took off like crazy. What caused this sudden fast increment of the world population?
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For a long time people would have large families but only a few made it to adulthood and reproduce the selves, so population didn’t grow very quickly. With technological, medical, and agricultural advancements, suddenly most kids made it to adulthood. The population began doubling every generation.
It’s slowing now because everyone is realising that if you want two adult children, you only need to have 2 children, rather than 6.
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